Player stats

Four-seam fastball: Usage 2024

The percentage of all delivered pitches recorded as this type. Pitches with unknown types stay in the total. These percentages describe the recorded labels, so check type coverage. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Season

At least 100 pitches of this type in this season. Recorded pitch types. Usage divides by all delivered pitches, including unknown types. Speed is in mph, spin in rpm and extension in feet. Averages use measured pitches only. Whiffs divide misses by swings. Data through December 31, 2024. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.

No. 1 / Four-seam fastball: Usage / 2024

José Quijada

LAA

94.2%

Season leader

Four-seam fastball: Usage2024 season
#	Player	Team	FF pitches	Type coverage	FF %
1	J. QuijadaJosé Quijada	LAA	357	100.0%	94.2%
2	M. KopechMichael Kopech	LAD	896	100.0%	78.4%
3	P. BickfordPhil Bickford	NYY	117	100.0%	76.0%
4	L. PeraltaLuis Peralta	COL	137	100.0%	75.7%
5	M. MontgomeryMason Montgomery	TB	115	100.0%	72.8%
6	L. LittleLuke Little	CHC	316	100.0%	72.1%
7	T. MegillTrevor Megill	MIL	476	100.0%	71.3%
8	T. RaineyTanner Rainey	WSH	666	100.0%	70.9%
9	R. SuarezRobert Suarez	SD	679	100.0%	69.5%
10	C. SmithCade Smith	CLE	806	100.0%	69.1%
11	C. PocheColin Poche	TB	370	100.0%	68.1%
12	S. Reid-FoleySean Reid-Foley	NYM	261	100.0%	67.8%
13	K. FinneganKyle Finnegan	WSH	721	100.0%	67.6%
14	C. KimbrelCraig Kimbrel	BAL	633	100.0%	65.7%
15	T. MatzekTyler Matzek	ATL	117	100.0%	65.4%
16	M. PetersenMichael Petersen	MIA	230	100.0%	63.4%
17	V. VodnikVictor Vodnik	COL	848	100.0%	63.2%
18	A. VesiaAlex Vesia	LAD	700	100.0%	63.1%
19	M. MillerMason Miller	OAK	646	100.0%	63.1%
20	H. HarveyHunter Harvey	KC	570	100.0%	62.9%
21	B. BrownBen Brown	CHC	532	100.0%	62.7%
22	J. WeemsJordan Weems	WSH	451	100.0%	61.5%
23	P. HodgePorter Hodge	CHC	393	100.0%	61.2%
24	C. EstévezCarlos Estévez	PHI	502	100.0%	61.1%
25	K. YatesKirby Yates	TEX	624	100.0%	60.8%
26	A. NardiAndrew Nardi	MIA	551	100.0%	60.8%
27	S. MillerShelby Miller	DET	515	100.0%	60.6%
28	T. SantillanTony Santillan	CIN	304	100.0%	60.3%
29	N. MearsNick Mears	MIL	619	100.0%	60.2%
30	C. GreenChad Green	TOR	503	100.0%	59.9%
31	P. SewaldPaul Sewald	AZ	376	100.0%	59.8%
32	J. LeasureJordan Leasure	CWS	335	100.0%	59.8%
33	J. SteeleJustin Steele	CHC	1221	100.0%	59.7%
34	N. BurdiNick Burdi	NYY	125	100.0%	59.5%
35	R. StanekRyne Stanek	NYM	579	100.0%	59.3%
36	T. ScottTanner Scott	SD	688	100.0%	59.2%
37	J. WrobleskiJustin Wrobleski	LAD	350	100.0%	59.1%
38	J. BoyleJoe Boyle	OAK	570	100.0%	59.0%
39	H. BiggeHunter Bigge	TB	176	100.0%	58.7%
40	Y. DíazYilber Díaz	AZ	272	100.0%	58.0%
41	A. DíazAlexis Díaz	CIN	566	100.0%	57.9%
42	E. PagánEmilio Pagán	CIN	343	100.0%	57.8%
43	E. SabrowskiErik Sabrowski	CLE	114	100.0%	57.6%
44	K. HarrisonKyle Harrison	SF	1196	100.0%	57.6%
45	A. SenzatelaAntonio Senzatela	COL	125	100.0%	57.3%
46	S. AldegheriSam Aldegheri	LAA	126	100.0%	56.8%
47	D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia	CHC	149	100.0%	56.7%
48	M. LazarMax Lazar	PHI	121	100.0%	56.5%
49	J. EstradaJeremiah Estrada	SD	566	100.0%	56.4%
50	Y. RodríguezYerry Rodríguez	TOR	247	100.0%	56.4%

FF %: The percentage of all delivered pitches recorded as this type. Pitches with unknown types stay in the total. These percentages describe the recorded labels, so check type coverage. Uses pitches recorded as four-seam fastball.

Understanding Four-seam fastball: Usage

Formula: 100 × pitches of this recorded type ÷ all delivered pitches

Read rates alongside playing time. A small sample can produce an extreme result, and a missing value is different from zero.

Season rankings use regular-season records. A player has one combined row across teams; the team label identifies the associated team, not a separate team stint.

Source: MLB statistics and MLBDB derived measures. Formulas describe the measure above. Data refreshed Sep 9, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.